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NASA Officials Confirm Rare Event Captured in Satellite Images That Caused Loud Booms Heard Throughout New England

Micah Hanks·June 2, 2026

Residents of New England were startled over the weekend as a loud quaking boom shook the northeast, while many observers spotted a bright fireball streaking through the skies over the U.S. and Canada.

A Mysterious “Golden Orb” Was Spotted at the Bottom of the Gulf of Alaska—Now Scientists Finally Know What It Is

Micah Hanks·April 23, 2026

An unusual "golden orb" discovered within the depths of the Gulf of Alaska has finally been identified, and it’s not what many expected.

163-Year-Old Wreckage of Historic ‘USS Monitor’ Revealed in Haunting New Imagery with Cutting-Edge Sonar Tech

Micah Hanks·March 9, 2026

State-of-the-art technology has revealed the 19th-century wreckage site of the USS Monitor in stunning new highest resolution images.

“We Call it Megaflash Lightning”: Scientists Use Satellites to Find New Record-Breaking Weather Extremes

Ryan Whalen·August 1, 2025

Scientists have now observed the largest megaflash lightning strike ever documented across 515 miles of the Great Plains.

Tsunami Waves Strike Pacific Nations After 8.8-Magnitude Russian Earthquake—Here’s What You Should Know

Micah Hanks·July 30, 2025

Several countries remain on tsunami alerts after a colossal magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula late on Tuesday.

Into The Abyss: Scientists Capture First-Ever Images of Ultra-Deep Waters Near the Mariana Trench

Christopher Plain·July 10, 2025

Scientists used an autonomous underwater vehicle to image previously unexplored, ultra-deep waters near the abyss of the Mariana Trench.

Emergency Drill Reveals U.S. Government’s “Cosmic Blindspot” with Sobering Vulnerabilities to Solar Storms

Micah Hanks·May 22, 2025

A new report on the U.S.'s readiness in the face of threats from space has revealed concerns about our vulnerability to major solar storms.

Explosive Solar Weather Reaches its Maximum as the Sun’s Poles Flip

Ryan Whalen·October 23, 2024

The Sun has entered its solar maximum, according to experts who are looking ahead at the possibility of potentially volatile space weather in the near future.

Most Severe Geomagnetic Storm Forecast in Two Decades Could Mean Northern Lights Sightings

Micah Hanks·May 10, 2024

A severe geomagnetic storm is expected to occur over the weekend, which space weather experts say will likely begin as early as Friday afternoon or evening.

NOAA’s Massive Weather Supercomputing System Just Got a Significant Upgrade

Micah Hanks·August 15, 2023

NOAA has recently upgraded its weather supercomputing system that the scientific agency relies on to model and forecast American weather.

Mysterious South Atlantic Anomaly is “Deepening,” Recent Government Report Says

Micah Hanks·March 24, 2023

An anomalous magnetic region in the South Atlantic Ocean is growing, according to data that appeared in a government report published earlier this year.

A Massive Solar Flare is Headed for Earth this Halloween

Micah Hanks·October 29, 2021

This week, we turn our attention toward the Sun and the solar flare that has been brewing there in recent days that has researchers at NASA talking.

Northern Lights May Appear Brightly as Energy from the Sun Bombards Earth

Micah Hanks·December 10, 2020

Energy from a recent coronal mass ejection (CME) reached the Earth on Thursday, setting the stage for a brighter-than-normal performance by the Northern Lights.

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